GIS Enabling Smart Cities & More
Efficient Transportation Nick Land
Esri Inc.
What is a Smart City?
GIS as a Platform Enabling Smart Cities
Available in the Cloud . . .
. . . and On-Premises
Simple
Integrated
Open
Desktop Web Device
Server Online Content
and Services
Portal
Web GIS Integrates All Data Types With Web Maps and Web Services
Providing a New Medium for GIS
Imagery
Social Media
Big Data
Services
Sensor
Networks
Maps
Enterprise Data
Web GIS Dynamically Integrates Information Combining and Analyzing Information
Helping to Discover and Understand Relationships . . .
Mashup
Visual Overlay
Modeling
Spatial Analysis
. . . A Core Part of the Platform
Story Maps
Collector* Dashboard
Making the
Platform Pervasive
Insight
Arc
GIS
Supporting
Common Tasks
• Collection / Editing
• Viewing
• Mapping
• Analysis
• Awareness
• Communication
Open Data
Web App Builder Viewer
Explorer*
* Offline Use
New
Foundational Apps Microsoft Office
Web GIS Integrates Organisations and People Breaking Down the Barriers
. . . Supporting Innovation, Integration & Collaboration
Creating New Relationships
The Platform Supports Two Communities
. . . Geocentric workflow and location enablement
GIS
Location Platform
Simple/Easy Apps
Integrated with Enterprise
Content
Analytics Mapping Developer
(Geo)Smart Cities and Efficient Transportation
Good transportation systems that are efficient,
environmentally friendly, and move people quickly,
comfortably and affordably to their destinations.
Urban Observatory
London Olympics Transport for London – GIS was key in “Keeping London Moving & Open for Business”
• One platform for operational planning
• Used by 500 staff
• Static & dynamic data
• Live CCTV images
• Modelling
• Outcome:
- No athlete or official was late;
- 95.7% success for spectators.
Port of Rotterdam
• Europe’s busiest port
• Gateway to 500 million consumers
• 90,000 workers
Easy access to information
Integration with Cyclorama
Bathymetry
Masterplan Scenarios
Integration with Business Systems